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You will almost never see this term used in an accounting text book. But a Journal Voucher (JV) or General Voucher (GV) or Voucher all refer to the same thing. (Each company has their own language / terms. ) It is a document used to record basic data that will be posted to the accounting system. It is used as a part of a company's internal control system. It will document accounts to debit / credit, amounts, currency, and prepared by and approved by, etc. The underlying purpose of a JV is to create an audit trail, so that weeks, months, or years later if a question arrises regarding a transaction there is documented evidence and support for why a transaction was posted or posted in the manner that it was posted.
The first step in processing a business transaction is to identify the transaction. Next, classify the transaction, record, and report the transaction.
to record the transaction and the purpose so as to better keep things organized.
transaction processing system are computerized system that perform and record the daily routine transaction necessary to conduct business
Check register
a record of the transaction undertaken like a receipt
The "journal" is the first transaction found on the accounting record.
yes
You record he credit entry for transaction (a) 5/1 in the journal as
Keeping the record of every business transaction to main the financial accounts is called the bookkeeping. Bookkeeping starts from a voucher and leads to the financial statements, including, trial balance, profit and loss account and balance sheet.
Transaction
You will almost never see this term used in an accounting text book. But a Journal Voucher (JV) or General Voucher (GV) or Voucher all refer to the same thing. (Each company has their own language / terms. ) It is a document used to record basic data that will be posted to the accounting system. It is used as a part of a company's internal control system. It will document accounts to debit / credit, amounts, currency, and prepared by and approved by, etc. The underlying purpose of a JV is to create an audit trail, so that weeks, months, or years later if a question arrises regarding a transaction there is documented evidence and support for why a transaction was posted or posted in the manner that it was posted.
The first step in processing a business transaction is to identify the transaction. Next, classify the transaction, record, and report the transaction.
Journal entry is the basic transaction to record the business transaction and without journal entry no record can be maintained.
A ledger.
Yes, a transaction is typically a written or digital record that provides proof of an exchange of goods, services, or funds between two parties. This record includes information such as the date, amount, and description of the transaction.
to record the transaction and the purpose so as to better keep things organized.